“He punched holes along the edges of the leather with a sharp awl; then the shoe was ready to sew.
“For his sewing he used a long waxed thread, with a stiff bristle at each end for a needle. All day long he would sit at his bench, putting the needles into the holes and pulling the thread through, till the shoe was sewed firmly.
“When all our shoes were made, he packed his bag and said good-by for another year.”
LITTLE-FOLK LAND
The children all go looking
In vain for Fairyland,
Where little folk have dwelling,
And wander hand in hand;